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As President of the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member’s Association (VHCMA), I would like to invite you to join us at our annual reunion, June 18-22, 2008 in St. Louis, Missouri. For details, visit our website at: http://www.vhcma.org. I would also encourage you to join your fellow helo vets at VHCMA. Happy New Year to all! Always a Brother – Bill Wolf, Colorado Springs
Posted by Bill Wolf on January 27, 2008 @ 11:55am
I stumbled on this site and was impressed of its existence and content. memories of 39 years ago came partially out of the haze. I arrived at eagle dec. 1968, drove and assisted battalion XO (Major Parker) and CO LTC Kennedy 'til april of 1969. Parker left and asked where I wanted to go. I chose D Co. I arrived and worked maintenance for a short time. 67-15787 became available and I was the ships crew chief until Dec. 1969. This is a great site. Would like to hear from anyone. : respectfully Rod Kelley (former E-5)
Posted by Rod Kelley on January 26, 2008 @ 4:14pm
"Hawk 38" Oct 68 to Aug 69..I was LTC Perry's wingman for a lot of our missions. I was flying wing for Gary Sorrells (Hawk 31)on a separate mission when we heard John Ruckers radio call that his engine quit. Dave Price was Johns front seat that day. Dave & I went all the way from basic training through flight school together. John Rucker was my best friend....so it devastated me to see that he had try to save his aircraft by avoiding a small body of water during his autorotation choosing instead to try to land on a pretty nasty slope next to it. The aircraft rolled upside down trapping John in the back seat. I still remember orbiting over the crash site watching David (who got out from the front seat) desperately trying to kick the canopy open to free Johnny. But it didn't happen and Johnny drowned. I thought it appropriate to finish the story since John Ruckers name was mentioned by another former member of the Hawks. LTC Perry & Maj Shuey were my CO & XO. I will never forget them and...I have more stories that are't so tragic if anyone is interested....Like the truth about how we got the officers club some have called the Hawk Nest. I won't mention names but we had an IG inspection & were authorized 12 helicopters for our unit...we had 13 so someone whom I won't mention traded it to the CB's for the materials to build our Officers Club. That's the truth & I'm sticking with it. What a find to come across this website...I welcome most of the memories, but truthfully, by the grace of God, many of my memories of that year have been locked away in a closet & I seem to have lost the key or maybe I just hid it.
God bless you all...it was a great unit.
CW-3 Dick Hollenbaugh
Posted by Dick Hollenbaugh on January 16, 2008 @ 11:49am
I was with the "Hawks" as a door gunner on the "C" model hueys until the Snakes showed up. I was so green, but I learned from the best. I later went to Flight School and retired as a CW4. Thanks and God bless.
Posted by Dennis Forster on December 25, 2007 @ 12:21am
Scott Howell told me about web-site and I had to look at it. Brings back a lot of memories. Gary Welker was my Avionics Plt Sergeant and Tom Foulk ("Tommy One-Lunger") was one of the maintenance officers. Gary mentioned aomething about CW2 O'Conner in Iraq. Anybody got an email or location on him?. I see "Dirty Delbert" Joe Grady all the time especially since he was my boss at Link Simulation and Training out of Arlington, TX. Hope all is well for the members of this super unit. We ain't gettin' any younger ya know. Regards to all. My email is gary.r.vandusen@us.army .mil if you want to drop a line.
Posted by Gary Van Dusen on October 8, 2007 @ 9:39am
I was a dooegunner with the Blackwidows, C. Company right next door to you guys at Phu Bai. You guys always helped us on our CCN missions, thanks
Posted by Steve Olson on October 5, 2007 @ 9:31pm
My name is Bill Wolf and I am the current President of the Vietnam Helicopter Crew Member’s Association (VHCMA) – an International group of over 2,900 members. Each year the VHCMA has a reunion during the month of June. Our next reunion will be June 18-22nd (2008) in St. Louis, Missouri at the Crown Plaza St. Louis Airport Hotel. I would like to invite all Vietnam helicopter crewmembers to attend. Details are on our website at: http://www.vhcma.org. If you have never attended a reunion, I can tell you from personal experience it is something you will remember forever and you’ll likely be like me after your first one: “I’ll never miss another!” If you are not a member of VHCMA, I encourage you to join the over 2900 members who shared your experiences!! Hope to see you in St. Louis!! Bill Wolf, President, VHCMA (VHCMAPresident@aol.com).
Posted by Bill Wolf on September 30, 2007 @ 10:46am
My brother-in-law,Lieutenant Charles Richard Anderson of the 101st.Pilot of a Huey hellicopter,was killed in action on 3-3-1971 in Laos.From Delaware and trained in Ft.Rutkers,Ala.Does anyone remember him?Please e-mail me back. thank you,Alfred Grandell
Posted by Alfred d.Grandell,alfrgrand@aol.com on September 14, 2007 @ 2:52am
I was Hawk 18 during 1969-1970.
Thanks for your efforts in creating and maintaining this website.
Posted by John Martinez on September 13, 2007 @ 12:18pm
I was an e4 at phui bui 101st assault helicopter co. d
Posted by jack j.jasinski on September 10, 2007 @ 12:38pm
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